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Old Jul 17, 2011, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sinoram View Post
Hi All,
I have been running around for correct diagnosis for a family member of mine.
She a lower IQ around 75, so one doctor says that BPD people have higher IQ's so it can't be BPD and its more towards Bipolar. Another doctor has been saying that IQ has no link with BPD and he takes it more as BPD.

I need some inputs on this.
Um, I haven't personally heard that you can't be diagnosed as BPD if you have a lower IQ, but I do know that there is a link between higher IQ and psych. disorders. Albert Einstein was diagnosed with ADHD. My uncle was BPI and his IQ was 168; he was a psychologist. My dad is BPII and his IQ is 143. I'm BPD and my IQ is 151; also studying to be a therapist. I dunno if that helped at all, but something to ponder over.